I haven't been tinkering much since I blew my budget (and my wife's patience) so I haven't posted for a bit. But I've seen discussions on RMA process here before. I apologize if this isn't the ideal forum for this topic but it's not entirely off topic since it's a water cooling part that I'm having trouble with and this is a dual part question.

First the trouble: My Corsair H50, like many reported in other forums, has started making that ticking noise that at first sounds like metal shards in the pump but has been explained as simply air bubbles. There's a youtube video by another guy that has the same issue.

I first noticed I was going to have a problem when my overclocked CPU temps started to climb and then I began to get Blue Screens. Next the noise came, to the point that my daughter had to shutdown my comp when she came home from school since it sounded like it was going to self destruct.

When I start it back up the bubbles must get displaced since it no longer makes the noise. The performance of the cooler is no longer what it was before even so.

So the first question is: Has anyone RMA'd one of these before? Does Hardware Canucks have any representatives of Corsair poking around? I tried the RMA form on Corsairs site but they don't even send confirmation by email that you logged a case and it's been a couple of days without contact. I've read that others have experienced this lack of response, which if true is disappointing I though Corsair was a top knotch company. My RMA experience with OCX was much more positive.

The second question is: If I can't get any response from Corsair is there a way that I can DIY fix this issue? Something like bleeding my car brakes to get the air out of the line. The H50 is a closed system as far as I can tell, I don't want to pull the hoses willy nilly. Anyone have experience with this?

I've done a RMA for a fan with corsair not so long ago and it can take some time to get an answer. If you want more news of them and find that it's getting long, just call them they will anser all your question pretty fast. Corsair still have an awesome service, they are simply getting bigger faster than that CS team.

Yes Corsair is a good company but make sure you keep contacting them, or trying. Even send them an EMail linking this post here.
Because sometimes once someone see's that an issue is so public it gets attention faster than normal.

MM is right though, they are growing much faster than their CS lineup is so that could create a bit of a bottleneck.

In all honesty, if it is covered by warranty get your warranty out of it, do not take it apart as you will never get it replaced after that point.

They are Tier 1 , and hopefully they will give you support like Tier 1 companies do.

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I've had great RMA experience with corsair very recently. my case had issues with fron IO panel, everytime i tried to plug something it, it shortens and computer shuts down so I posted on corsair forums actually and one of their rep contacted me and directed me to right guy to send an email to and it did take roughly a week to back and forth emails and they sent me a brand new case and told me to keep the defective one.

they shipped case on friday or so and it arrived on monday. from their head office to vancouver, bc! fast shipping!

Thanks for the information and pics KaptCrunch, I didn't get lucky with my google search on bleeding the air out, just contradiction with some stating that the air noise is normal, not convinced, any pump can't work well if it's sucking air... Then there's my temps climbing...

Whether or not my post here jogged something or they just had an issue with their support site, I got a reply at ~6pm today and they're going to provide me an RMA#.

So I'll take Soultribunal's advice and leave the current one alone and RMA it. I hope they send me one and then I return the defective, this is my main rig and if it has to go without a cooler for a while I'll have to put my air back which means pulling the mobo to replace the bracket... :P

Thanks for the info Mekaw that sounds like a terrific experience. No one likes to RMA but if you have to having it painless is the next best thing to having it perfect the first time 'round.

I've had great RMA experience with corsair very recently. my case had issues with fron IO panel, everytime i tried to plug something it, it shortens and computer shuts down so I posted on corsair forums actually and one of their rep contacted me and directed me to right guy to send an email to and it did take roughly a week to back and forth emails and they sent me a brand new case and told me to keep the defective one.

they shipped case on friday or so and it arrived on monday. from their head office to vancouver, bc! fast shipping!

How long have you been using your H50 before the troubles?

Where does Corsair make you ship the item?
I like to purchase from companies that have locations in Canada

Where does Corsair make you ship the item?
I like to purchase from companies that have locations in Canada

um did you read? it was for the CASE not the H50. I have custom wc loop. i had problem with corsair 600T case.

they are not in canada, they didnt make me ship the faulty case back but let me keep it and sent me a new one with express or air shipping which took 2 days from i believe from california to vancouver, bc

but keep in mind, they handle every warranty differently. never dealt with them for any other stuff.